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Melting ice, falling snow: Sea ice declines enhance snowfall over West Antarctica

As the world continues to warm, Antarctica is losing ice at an increasing pace, but the loss of sea ice may lead to more snowfall over the ice sheets, partially offsetting contributions to sea level rise, according to Penn State scientists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 8th, 2023

The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can"t keep up, study says

Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can't keep up......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated News57 min. ago

After a century away, sturgeons return to Swedish waters

A century after it disappeared from Swedish waters, scientists in June embarked on a 10-year project to reintroduce the Atlantic sturgeon to a cleaned-up river in the west of the country......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News3 hr. 29 min. ago

Snapchat is getting critical new security features. Here’s what’s new

Snapchat is finally adding some critical new security features that should help enhance safety for teens and general users. Here's what new......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News13 hr. 29 min. ago

Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes in Huaguang Reef, Xisha Islands

Huaguang Reef, one of the expansive atolls in the Xisha Islands, is completely mature, stretching 31 kilometers from east to west and 12 kilometers from north to south. Positioned as a concealed reef in the water, only the north and south gates are c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News19 hr. 29 min. ago

Wildlife mystery: Why are gray whales swimming into San Francisco Bay in increasing numbers?

Gray whales have been veering off their normal routes along the West Coast and swimming under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay in unprecedented numbers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 25th, 2024

Used EV prices are falling quicker than those of gas cars, and that’s good

Used EV prices are dropping, and quick. That, however, isn't necessarily indicative of their quality. And ultimately, it's probably a good thing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Only Murders in the Building goes Hollywood in new season 4 image

Our favorite podcasting trio is heading to the West Coast in a new image from Only Murders in the Building season 4......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 21st, 2024

Novel catalysts for improved methanol production using carbon dioxide dehydrogenation

Encapsulating copper nanoparticles within hydrophobic porous silicate crystals has been shown by scientists at Tokyo Tech to significantly enhance the catalytic activity of copper-zinc oxide catalysts used in methanol synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2024

Wild yeasts from Patagonia could yield new flavors of lagers: Genetic mutations enhance alcohol production

New strains of yeast for brewing lager beers, created by hybridizing wild strains of yeast from Patagonia with brewer's yeast, can yield novel flavors and aromas, reports a new study by Jennifer Molinet and Francisco Cubillos of the Universidad de Sa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

High-temperature superconductivity: Exploring quadratic electron-phonon coupling

A new study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) explores the potential of quadratic electron-phonon coupling to enhance superconductivity through the formation of quantum bipolarons......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Summer solstice is around the corner: Here"s how, when we"ll start losing daylight

The official start of summer is around the corner. Parts of the West have already experienced triple-digit heat and wildfires......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Ohio train derailment caused chemical pollution falling to Earth"s surface across the US and beyond, study reveals

A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that the environmental impact of the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern train accident in East Palestine, Ohio covered a very large geographical area. Inorganic pollutants re.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Service teams avert cat-astrophe

Dealership service departments are used to customers complaining their engine is making knocking or pinging sounds. But the service crew at West Herr Chevrolet of East Syracuse in New York recently heard a different engine complaint. "A customer p.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Study explores whether advertising contributes to or leads to declines in happiness

Advertising has long been known to depict a virtual reality of life, leading some people to expect more out of life than is practical. This is driven by idyllic imagery and storytelling, among other techniques such as an emphasis on materialism......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Sometimes your Apple Watch fails, and per Steven Spielberg’s example you just have to throw it

We have all experienced those moments when our tech fails us, and we just want to throw it. It turns out that Steven Spielberg, the prestigious director behind Jurassic Park, Jaws, and West Side Story, is just like the rest of us, as that’s exactly.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Searing heat scorches US from Chicago to East Coast

Extreme heat and high humidity smothered the central and northeastern United States on Tuesday, with temperature records expected to melt away in the coming days, authorities warned, as wildfires sizzled in the west......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Satellites find that snow didn"t offset southwestern US groundwater loss

Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

When will America get its $25,000 electric car?

Electric-vehicle prices are falling fast in the U.S., but the cheapest models remain far more costly than what other countries have on offer. So where is America’s $25,000 EV?  .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

On thin ice: Greenland"s last Inuit polar bear hunters

Inuit hunter Hjelmer Hammeken spotted a ringed seal near its breathing hole on the Greenland ice. In his white camouflage, he slowly crept towards it then lay down in the snow and waited......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security: Study

Millions of people dependent on Himalayan snowmelt for water face a "very serious" risk of shortages this year after one of the lowest rates of snowfall, scientists warned Monday......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024